Garbage can stand



May 15, 1951 1. PIRTLE 2,553,109

GARBAGE CAN STAND Filed March 7, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet l 2/1 ve/r fo r May15, 1951 HRTLE 2,553,109

GARBAGE CAN STAND May 15, 1951 Filed March 7, 194'? I. PIRTLE GARBAGECAN STAND 4 Sheefcs-Sheet 5 IN V EN TOR.

In B' f/e ATTOR/VE'YJ May 15, 1951 I. PIRTLE 2,553,109

GARBAGE CAN STAND Filed March 7, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 x v VINVENTOR. f7J6 J9 j/ hf/e BY %m/imm%m Patented May 15, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE GARBAGE CAN STAND Ira Pirtle, Phoenix, Ariz.

Application March 7, 1947, Serial No. 733,166

2 Claims.

This invention relates to stands or supports for garbage cans and thelike, wherein garbage cans are permanently supported in elevatedpositions, and in particular a stand that may be stationary or providedwith rollers, wherein the can remains permanently on the stand, exceptwhen being emptied by a garbage collector, the complete stand with thecan thereon being moved from its normal position adjacent the back doorto a position at the sidewalk or street, and the can with the coverremoved and suspended in the stand is only removed from the stand toempty the contents thereof, wherein, after emptying, it is returned toits position upon the stand.

The usual garbage cans are subjected to severe punishment, because theyare often placed upon uneven surfaces and are knocked around, not onlyby the owner, but also by the garbage collector, and consequently thelife of a garbage can is comparatively short. With this thought in mind,this invention contemplates a permanent stand for a garbage can whereinthe can remains on the stand and is transported from one position toanother by the stand, which may be provided with rollers similar to ahand truck, thereby not only protecting the can but facilitating movingthereof.

Many garbage cans remain upon wet ground which causes the lower endsthereof and the connections at the side to rust, and with this thoughtThe object of this invention is, therefore, to

provide a permanent stand for garbage cans and the like, wherein the canis supported in an elevated position and the supporting surface remainssubstantially horizontal.

The covers of garbage cans are also subjected to severe punishment, andare sometimes blown away and lost. For this reason, another object ofthis invention is to provide a garbage can stand in which the cover ofthe can is permanently attached to the stand and the stand includesmeans for suspending the cover removed from the can or in the openposition.

The usual garbage can is also subjected to abuse from dogs and the likeremoving the covers and upsetting the cans, and to overcome this,another object of the present invention is to provide a garbage canstand in which the cover and can are securely held and thereby protectedfrom abuse by dogs and the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide A further object of thisinvention is to provide a stand for garbage cans and the like which isof a comparatively simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects in view, the invention embodies asubstantially horizontal platform with vertically disposed uprights andmeans at the upper ends of the uprights for holding the cover of the canin both the closed and open positions. The platform may also be providedwith wheels and a handle by which it may readily be moved from oneposition to another.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure l isa view showing a front elevation of the garbage can standwith a can illustrated therein.

Figure 2 is a view showing a side elevation of the stand also showing acan therein and illustrating the cover of the can in the open positionin dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a plan view looking downward upon the upper end of the standillustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a detail showing a sectional plan on line 44 of Figure 1,illustrating the connections between one of the side uprights of thestand and cover of the garbage can.

Figure 5 is a detail taken on line 55 of Figure 1, showing the garbagecan cover-supporting elements.

Figure 6 is a detail showing a vertical section through the upper end ofthe stand, illustrating a hook element for supporting the cover of thegarbage can.

Figure '7 is a view showing a rear elevation of a garbage can stand ofan alternate design, wherein the elements of the stand are formed oftubular members.

Figure 8 is a view showing a side elevation of the stand shown in Figure7, with parts broken away and shown in section, and with thecoversupporting means illustrated in dotted lines, in the position ofsupporting the cover removed from the upper end of the can.

Figure 9 is a sectional plan showing the stand illustrated in Figures 7and 8, taken on line 9--9 of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a plan view of a garbage can stand showing a furthermodification, wherein the stand is formed of tubular members andsupported on wheels.

Figure 11 is a view showing a front elevation of the garbage can standshown in Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a viewshowing a side elevation of the garbage can standillustrated in Figures 10 and 11, showing the cover dotted in the openposition.

Figure 13 is a detail showing a sectionzthrough: an edge of the platformof the stand illustrating the connection of an upright at one side ofthe stand to the platform.

Figure 14 is a detail showing a projecting lug or hearing at the side ofthe cover ofithe can by which the cover is slidably mounted on a member.of the frame of. the stand.

Referring now, to theqdrawingsj; wherein= like reference charactersindicate corresponding parts, the garbage can stand of this inventionincludes uprights ill-and H at the'sides and I2 at the rear; and theupper ends of: the uprightslil and' H are connected by-a cross-bar I3,as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Intheuppersurfaceofthe cross bar- I3 isa-recess- Min which a tongue 15 of a short cross-ba l6 isfpositioned;wherein the barlfi connects the crossbar l3to the upper end of theupright I2;

The'lowenends of the: uprights i0; I land. i2 are provided withsupporting gussets or brackets.

i1 which'support azhorizontal platform [8 upon which axgarbage can-orthelike is'placed; The: platform l8 may be formedwith a laterallyextendingmember l9, and a cross-member Zilex tending-from the front tothe rear with the members dovetailed at thepo-int2 i "and withithe- 401forward 'end of the member 20-supportezl=by 'a post 22 which extendsupwardslightly above theaupper" surface of the platform 18: The platformm ay also be provided with diagonally extendingmembers 23- .and" 24-atthe-front and ZB'and: 26--at* 45 the rear, as shownin Figures '1 and3.-

A:garbage can, as in'dicatedbythenumeral 21, may be placed upon theplatform [8 andaa cover: '28 of the can is- .slidably' mounted onvertically extending bars ZQj-the upper? ends of" 50 which are securedin the cross-barlS by-nuts-'30-' and the lower ends of which extendoutwarda throughthe sideuprights 1 hand! I in whichthey are :held bynuts '34". The cover 28 issupported in rslidingtsockets 32throu'gh arms33ythe ends of 55 which are" welded; or otherwise permanently; secured,-to thecover, and'the cover may be "supported in an open orelevatedposition. through-a-v handle '34 thereof that may be engaged by-a-hook35-pivotally mounted-:on ahinge 36 on the sur-- face of the cross-barl3. It will be noted thatinopening the cover, the cover maybe-moved-upward by sliding the-sockets '32 1 on the; bars: 29 until thehandle; 34' thereof. is: imposition 1 tobe.:- engaged by the hook 35.

In the design shown in "Figures 7, 8 and :9 the garbage can 27 issupported; on a platform 31: and: the platform is supported on legs.extending. downward from side members 38 and 39 and from a centrallydisposedmember 40atthe rearand 7 by--a short leg'4l at the-front.In'the-designshown, the platfo'rmw3lispositionedon a square: framevformed: of diagonally, extending members:

42 and the upper; endsiofthe members-'38---and 39 I are connected to theupper-gender the member." 7

4 40 by an upwardly extending hook-shaped member 43, as illustrated. Theforward edge of the platform 3'! is also provided with an upwardlyextending bar 44 which prevents the lower end of the can sliding off ofthe front of the platform.

In this design the members 38 and 39 are tubular and upwardly extendingmembers 45 and 46 are slidable therein with the lower ends thereof heldin slots 41 by pins 48, as shown in Figure 8. Thelslots and. pins aresimilarzin' both members, and the same reference numerals are,therefore, used for both. The upper ends of the members 45 and 46 areattached to the sides of a cover 49 ofttheigarbage can by brackets 50and =5I, as illustrated in Figures '7 and 8. It will be noted that inthe stand of this design the can remains permanently in'an elevatedposition in relation to the ground on the platform of the stand, and isIn the design illustrated: in Figures: l0ito'v 14,1

inclusive, the garbage can .21 :is J mounted" upon ap1atform'52 havinganiupwardly extending flange: 53"l0cating the can thereon, andtliepla'tf'onn is providedwith a post at the' front and down wardlyextending bearings-55' and fifi in which a shaft 5'! with wheels 58and5'9'on-the ends-th'ereof is mounted. In this design, the platform isprovided with uprights fiii and fil; the lower ends of whichextenddownward toprovide supporting;

elementsfor the ends of, the shaft, as shown atthe points 62 and 63 andthe *upperends of which extend upward beyond the upper-end :of the canand thence backward providing horizontal sec tions 64 and 65 by whichthe upper ends thereof are connectedto a cross-bar 66 at the rear; Thebar BB'is connected .to the'upperend of avertically disposed member 61at the rear of the stand, the lower end of themember 61' being mounted.at the rear ofthe platform 52. In,the.standof this design, theplatformjl is formed of structural angles providing. a square section,as shown in Figure Y10, and the upright members-.60,6l and 61. arepositioned thereon .withtheir lower ends. weldedthereto,asillustrated-in Figure 13.: In.

this design, the cover B8of the can isprovided with outwardly.extendingaanglashaped brackets Bil-and") which are-permanently-securedto theedges of the cover-by rivets;bo1ts -or:the1ike;iand% theoutwardlyextending. ends thereof are: pro- 1 vided with openingsthrough:whichrthebraekets: are slidably mounted .on the uprights 6Band-'61 With" the-garbage-canr-standmounted upon:

and the: standt with the -can: thereon maybe 5 rolledysimilar-to a' handtruckpfrom one position:

to anothen;

It will be understoodrtl'iat the-garbagepam standof this: invention maybe made: in either of the designs illustrated, .orfthe'"diiferenti'pa'rts of the designs may, be combined or associateditoform a suitable standffor' supporting gar-bagefcansw ofdifferenttypesaorsdesignsz It will-be under 1 stoodthat: othermodifications may bemade in:

the designs or arrangement ofxthezpartswithoutt departingl fromuthespirit of the-invention:

What is claimed is:

1. A supporting stand for a garbage can comprising a rectangularplatform providing a support for a can, means supporting said platformat an elevated position above a supporting surface, three uprightsextending upwardly from said platform at three corners of the latter andsubstantially perpendicular thereto, two of said uprights being disposedone at each of two diagonally-opposite corners of said platform, meansrigidly inter-connecting the upper ends of said uprights, a coverdisposed between said uprights, and means permanently connecting saidcover to said two uprights for'sliding movement toward and away from theupper end of the can, said platform comprising an angle iron structureand said uprights comprising metallic tubes welded adjacent their lowerends to corresponding corners of said platform.

2. A supporting stand for a garbage can comprising a rectangularplatform, a shaft extending diagonally of said platform below thelatter, brackets connecting said shaft to said platform, a Wheeljournaled on each end of said shaft, 2. post secured at its upper end tosaid platform at the corner of the latter most distant from said shaftand extending downwardly from said platform, said post and said wheelsconstituting a three point support for said platform, three up- IRAPIRTLE.

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